Midwest City's Veterans Day parade includes huge flag, flyover

MIDWEST CITY — Hundreds of spectators waving small U.S. flags lined the streets along the Veterans Day parade route on Monday morning.

Leading Midwest City's Veterans Day parade was the Naval Reserve seven-story American flag, carried by 100 volunteers from First National Bank of Midwest City, Advantage Bank and the Tinker Federal Credit Union. The city teamed with civic leaders and local merchants to display their appreciation for veterans and active military forces by staging the parade that stretched more than a mile and a half along three of the city's busiest streets Monday morning. Jim Beckel - THE OKLAHOMAN

A flyover performed by F-16s from the 138th Fighter Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard unit in Tulsa, also thrilled spectators.

Five veterans served as the parade's grand marshals.

Kicking off the parade was the Naval Reserve seven-story American flag carried by 100 volunteers. The flag is 50 feet by 76 feet, weighs 110 pounds and was sponsored by the Midwest City Chapter of Disabled American Veterans.